"even MORE babes!"
alright, this time i'm SERIOUS, no more bikes! these chicks were real people (in swimsuits too i might add). once again the camera comes in handy...man i should've had one of these things years ago, then maybe i could've had my own reality (or unreality) show...neway so yeah i was walkin by the corner of Georgia & Granville when i hear all this comotion; voices on loudspeaker, crowd noise, laughter...and when i get closer to the source i see that it's some kind of fundraiser for Canuck Place:
so yeh, a fundraiser, nothin really worth shooting right? WRONG! didn't i tell u this post was about babes? in swimsuits? yes sir, the gimmick for this fundraising event was a dunk-tank, n the people getting dunked were the babes. man it wasn't even that sunny out today, but boy was it *hot! i gotta admit, i even donated a couple bucks for a few throws to get 'em wet.
alright, i know what ur thinking, hurry up let's see these hotties! okok hold up, here you go:
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here's one of the sexy mamas waiting to be dunked:
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and being dunked:
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n here's the other one cheering people on:
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now that is sexy...
(Monday, June 28 2004)
went to fellowship at BAC on Friday night, they had a guest speaker: David Wood from a church in Coquitlam. very engaging speaker, basically gave his testimony in about half an hour or so, totally got my attention. wished i could've had time to invite some friends to come with me, but still, hearing him tonight was encouraging and inspiring.
in a nutshell:
-his life before: basically atheist (family only went to church for xmas)
-went to York University in ONT
-university for him was like a "christian graveyard"
-his already superficial beliefs in God were eradicated
-became infected with what he called the 3 "diseases" of university: naturalism, post-modernism & do-it-yourself spirituality
-at the end of it all, decided on the "do-it-yourself" method, created his own 'gods' and resolved to pursue money and power in order to have a 'fulfilling'life
-got bored of life in Canada, on the suggestion of a friend he went to China and began working there in a "marketing" position
-in China, "marketing" basically meant schmoozing, wining & dining with clients
-became tangled up in corruption, unethical business practices, eventually even came into contact with the triads who were threatening his business
(i've never been to china, but think i've got at least an idea of the kind of corruption/intimidation that working in that sort of environment involves)
-after a few years, came to a point in his life where his "god's" (money, power) were starting to become meaningless - more money, more power, what's the point?
-by chance, came upon an old friend in an airport, met up and talked and eventually his friend gave him a bunch of books, one of which was C.S. Lewis' "Mere Christianity"
-David read it and afterwards accepted Christ on his own, and hasn't been the same ever since
now of course i'm cutting out a heck of a lot of stuff because my memory aint the greatest (today's monday, this happened on friday), so unfortunately i think you had to have been there to hear and see him deliver this testimony to appreciate the true wonder of his transformation; mentally, physically, and spiritually.
the guy used to be a heavy drinker and smoker during the years he worked in China, and on one occassion when he ran into a couple old buddies from back in his university days (after he'd left China) and told them that he'd now become a pastor, they were pretty shocked to say the least!
one thing he said that stuck with me was about how we often try to "fit" God into our busy schedules, to "find time" for Him. "finding time" for Him or "fitting Him in" isn't what God wants from us. we need to trust Him and the only way we can fully have a meaningful and whole relationship with Him is to build our lives around Him, not the other way around. He is our Rock and our foundation, the only thing in which I can trust and have faith in to remain the same until the end of time.
(Tuesday, June 29 2004)
the second thing he said that i recall was something along the lines of what we're each living for. he basically posed the question to us: "what are you living for?" i mean are you living for money, for a good family, for a good job, etc. for him at the time, it was to get as much money and power as he could, and that was exactly the same kind of mentality i had 2 years ago...grab as much cash/possessions, influence, while at the same time maintaining a "good reputation", and that would make me "happy/successful". well, i learned a quick lesson that that wasn't the goal, and i'm still learning i guess, but i'm still lacking a sense of direction.
so...err...what the heck am i trying to say?? iono, just wanted to record some of these thoughts i guess, and also about me returning to 'loo in fall. the way i'm seeing it now, it's almost kind of like a relief to me to be going back to something that's somewhat familiar; i think i remember it as the place that I went to learn how to "grow up". aside from having to find a place to live for the term, everything's lookin' pretty set to go for the Fall. the whole idea of living my life with God at the centre and not trying to "fit" him into whatever little cracks of free time i could find is a challenge for me, a challenge that i believe i'm going to have to accept if i'm ever going to mature and become all that He wants me to be. i guess another reason why going back to school this Fall looks "not so bad" is because of the awesome fellowship that i've been able to have out there...but i know i can't live off that forever. i know building my life around God doesn't only happen in Waterloo and not in BC, but for whatever reason, i've been given a final period of time to learn as much as i can out there and i plan to make the most of it.